Tuomas Uusheimo

Aalto University Metro Station / ALA Architects + Esa Piironen Architects

December 30, 2017

+ 22

Architects: ALA Architects, Esa Piironen Architects
Area: 15500 m²
Year: 2017
Manufacturers: Forssan Sisärakenne, Kone, Metek, Seroc
Professionals: Insinööritoimisto A-Insinöörit, Pöyry Building Services and Insinööritoimisto Olof Granlund with Konsulttiryhmä Nissinen-Niemistö, YIT, Sweco PM

Dipoli - Aalto University Main Building / ALA Architects

December 04, 2017

+ 45

Architects: ALA Architects
Area: 12400 m²
Year: 2017
Manufacturers: Aurubis, Artisan Rinaldo, Idea-Puu, Kiimingin kaluste, Melodrama, +3OUTrading, Suur-Helsingin Kirvestyö, Vanalinna Ehitus-3

Acoustics and Auditoriums: 30 Sections to Guide Your Design

Subscriber Access | March 09, 2017

Seeing the space of an auditorium in section is a key tool in allowing us to approach a design's of acoustics, accessibility, and lighting. These components are what make the design of an auditorium a complex task, requiring detailed and specific studies.

There are a number of ways to design an auditorium that offers multiple responses to these challenges. For this reason, we have selected a number of sections from different auditoriums that can help you understand how other architects have solved the challenge.

Check out the 30 auditorium sections below, they are sure to inspire you!

4 Projects Named as Finalists for the 2016 Finlandia Prize

September 06, 2016

The Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA) have announced a shortlist of 4 projects in contention for the Finlandia Prize for Architecture 2016. Now in its third year, the prize continues with the goal to “increase public awareness of high quality Finnish architecture and [to highlight] its benefits for our well-being.”

Following the tradition of the award, while the shortlist was selected by a panel of architects, the final winning project will be chosen by a non-architect. This year, former Prime Minister of Finland Paavo Lipponen will have the honor of picking the winner.

Find out more about the 4 projects after the break.

Renovation Of The Aalto University Undergraduate Centre / Arkkitehdit NRT Oy

August 15, 2016

+ 14

Architects: Arkkitehdit NRT Oy
Area: 47985 m²
Year: 2015
Manufacturers: Esko Nurmisen Maalaamo Oy, Heikkinen Yhtiöt, Hissipörssi Yhtiöt Oy, KONE Oyj, Otis, +7SRT Oy (CONTRACTOR), Schindler Management Ltd., TRT Oy, Vanalilla Ehitus, Verhoiluliike Wiik Oy, Voller, Wallenium OÜ-7
Professionals: Aalto University Properties

Nine Projects to be Highlighted in 'In Therapy', the Nordic Contribution to the 2016 Venice Biennale

February 19, 2016

The Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design (ArkDes) have revealed that In Therapy: Nordic Countries Face to Face—the exhibition for the Nordic Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Biennale, curated by David Basulto—will partly comprise "a contemporary survey of Nordic architecture." 300 projects, drawn from over 500 submissions to a recent open call, will be complemented by an in-depth study of nine projects completed post-2008 by practices including Tham & Videgård, Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter, and Lahdelma & Mahlamäki.

"Just as Sverre Fehn’s pavilion is a crystallisation of Nordic architecture—embodying a precise and fluid articulation of structure, light, and nature—the nine we have chosen to focus in on as particularly representative of the contemporary scene have a similar gravitas and complexity – but with their own distinct identities" says Basulto, who has made the selection alongside James Taylor-Foster, Assistant Curator.

+ 7

Lappeenranta City Theatre / ALA Architects

December 04, 2015

+ 12

Architects: ALA Architects
Area: 5300 m²
Year: 2016
Manufacturers: Jakob, Assa Abloy, Saint-Gobain, ELAM Oy, Jaatimet Oy, +7Rica Auditoria, Rockfon, SKS Mechatronics, Stöbich, Sunotek, Weber, Ypäjän-7
Professionals: Akukon, Evälahti, Finnmap Consulting Oy, Insinööri Studio, Kokos, +2

5 Projects Shortlisted for the 2015 Finlandia Prize

September 04, 2015

The Finnish Association of Architects SAFA has announced the five projects shortlisted for the 2015 Finlandia Prize for Architecture. After hosting the competition successfully for the first time last year, the Association has returned to “increase public awareness of high quality Finnish architecture and [to highlight] its benefits for our well-being.”

Similarly to last year, while the five shortlisted projects were selected by a jury of architects, the final winning design will be chosen by a non-architect. This year Kaija Saariaho, an internationally renowned Finnish composer, will select the 2015 winner. “I’ve always taken a keen interest in architecture and of course concert halls," said Saariaho. "When visiting the buildings now proposed for the prize, I gave much thought to how deeply architecture affects our lives on a daily basis."

Learn more about the five shortlisted projects, after the break.